Jose "Mikey" Torres, 24, was fatally wounded when he was shot during a family celebration at his residence at 1633 Becker St., McCracken said in a statement released Saturday afternoon. Torres' brother Luis Gomez, 31, of Schenectady, was identified by police as the other shooting victim. He was treated for a wound to his upper back/shoulder area and was released from Albany Medical Center, where both men had been taken after the 9:41 p.m. incident.

The shooting took place in the backyard of a home where several other family members, including children, were present at the time, McCracken said.

On Saturday afternoon, more than 50 friends, family members and neighbors were gathered on the porch of 1633 Becker St. and on sidewalks in front of the multifamily home and across the street.

While officers in two police patrol cars observed the scene, people talked, wept, embraced and listened to music.

A makeshift memorial of candles, cards and other commemoratives was on the ground near discarded yellow police tape.

An investigation into the homicide continues, and there are no suspects in custody at this time, McCracken said.

The 1600 block of Becker Street is a few blocks from Ellis Health Center and the northwestern edge of the city's Central Park.